Laundry Service
Studio album by Shakira
Released	November 13, 2001 March 11, 2002
Recorded	2001 at Crescent Moon Studios and Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, and Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas.
Genre	Pop, Rock, Latin music, pop rock
Length	49:06
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Shakira, Emilio Estefan Jr.
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment.ie link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone link
Shakira chronology
¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998) Laundry Service (2001) Servicio de Lavanderia (2001)

Laundry Service is the debut English studio album by Colombian pop singer-songwriter Shakira, released in 2001. It reached the top three of the charts in both the United States and United Kingdom (after the re-release, it reached #2 in UK) and features the worldwide number-one hits "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes". Shakira supported the album with the "Tour of the Mongoose". A laundromat in California powered by solar panels on the roof. ... Shakira - Laundry Service album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the musician. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Miami redirects here. ... Compass Point Studios is located in The Bahamas. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... This article is about the genre. ... Latin American music, or the music of Latin America, is sometimes called Latin music. ... For other uses, see Pop rock (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article is about the musician. ... Emilio Estefan (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban musician of Lebanese ancestry and producer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Entertainment. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942), is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics.[1] In print, his name is sometimes abbreviated as Xgau. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... This article is about the musician. ... Dónde Están los Ladrones? (Spanish for Where Are the Thieves?) is the fourth studio album by Shakira, released in 1998. ... Servicio De Lavanderia is an internationally successful 2001 album by the artist Shakira. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... This article is about the musician. ... Audio sample Whenever, Wherever is a Latin pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English album, Laundry Service (2001). ... Underneath Your Clothes was the second English language single released from Laundry Service (2001), the first English album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. ... Tour of the Mongoose was a worldwide concert tour by the artist Shakira. ...

Production History

After the success of the "¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?" and "MTV Unplugged", Shakira decided to begin working on a crossover album to break into the English market in 2000. "Laundry Service" was originally designed to include older songs. However, Shakira later decided against using translations of older songs for the album and worked for over a year on new material for the album. Dónde Están los Ladrones? (Spanish for Where Are the Thieves?) is the fourth studio album by Shakira, released in 1998. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with MTV Unplugged (Shakira). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Look up Market in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Just months after its announcement, the album was mainly produced by Shakira herself, Tim Mitchell and Lester Mendez who produced a bulk of tracks on the album. Shakira recorded the album in in Miami, Florida and Nassau, Bahamas at the Compass Point Studios. She worked with several other notable producers: Glen Ballard and Luis F. Ochoa. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Lester Mendez is a record producer, and songwriter. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... For other uses of Nassau, see Nassau (disambiguation). ... [--168. ... Compass Point Studios is located in The Bahamas. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The album has yielded eight singles: "Whenever, Wherever", "Suerte (Whenever, Wherever)", "Te Dejo Madrid", "Underneath Your Clothes", "Objection (Tango)", "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)", "The One", and "Que Me Quedes Tú". "Fool" was released as a single only in Brazil, and "Poem To A Horse" which was released as the main-single from her 2004 tour album "Live & Off the Record". The album became a world-wide hit selling more than 13 million copies. Audio sample Whenever, Wherever is a Latin pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English album, Laundry Service (2001). ... Whenever, Wherever is a pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English album Laundry Service (2001). ... Audio sample Whenever, Wherever is a Latin pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English album, Laundry Service (2001). ... Te Dejo Madrid (English: I leave you, Madrid) is a song written by Colombian singer Shakira describing her love for the city of Madrid, the capital of Spain. ... Underneath Your Clothes was the second English language single released from Laundry Service (2001), the first English album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. ... Objection (Tango) and Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango) are latin pop songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service. ... Objection (Tango) and Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango) are songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira from her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service. ... The One is a pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English language album Laundry Service (2001). ... Que Me Quedes Tú (Stay With Me in English) is a Latin pop song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English album Laundry Service. ... Fool is a Latin-pop song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her 2001 album Laundry Service. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Poem To A Horse is a Pop-rock written and performed by Colombian-born singer Shakira, released as the main single from her 2004 tour album Live & Off the Record. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Live & Off the Record (or En vivo y en privado) is a 2004 double live CD and multimedia DVD release by Colombian born musician Shakira. ...

Release and reception

Some critics criticized the effectiveness of Shakira's lyrics, claiming that her English skills were too weak for her to write in that language. Most notably, Rolling Stone magazine said about the album that "she sounds downright silly" and that "Shakira's magic is lost in translation", but nearly all agreed on her unique poetic imagery. "Laundry Service" was released in the United States on November 13, 2001. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 album chart with first week sales of over 202,000, exceeding expectations by a wide margin.^[1] The album eventually spent six months in the top twenty on the chart, fueled by the success of its two lead singles. It was eventually certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA in June 2002 making it one of the biggest selling albums of the year. is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The RIAA Logo. ...

In Australia, the album was certified gold for shipments exceeding 35,000 units. It has since been certified five times platinum in Australia with sales of over 350,000.It debuted at number two in the UK Albums Chart and has since been certified double platinum with sales of over 697,000 copies. In Portugal the album reached number one for two weeks and was eventually certified 4x Platinum. It established the record for the best selling album in Turkey. According to the United World Chart Album Chart.Laundry Service is as of 2007 the ninth best selling album worldwide so far of the 21st century. The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... The United World Chart is a worldwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles worldwide. ...

The album debuted high on charts due to the success of the lead single Whenever, Wherever that reached the top ten in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In Australia and the UK it reached number one and number two respectively. It remained on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts for six consecutive weeks and became the second best-selling single of the year. In the UK it reached number two, and ended the year as the eighth best-selling single and was certified gold for sales of over 554,754. Look up high in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A chart is a graphic representation of some data. ... Audio sample Whenever, Wherever is a Latin pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English album, Laundry Service (2001). ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... An aria (Italian for air; plural: arie or arias in common usage) in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ...

"Laundry Service" was eventually one of the biggest selling albums of 2002, and was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA in June 2002. The album reached number one in Australia, Austria, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.It reached number two on the United World Chart. The success of the album is evident from its 13 million unit sales worldwide to date. . The album's success and its singles helped to establish Shakira's musical presence in the mainstream North American market. The RIAA Logo. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for June, 2002. ... The United World Chart is a worldwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles worldwide. ...

Re-release

In 2002, Sony BMG stated the re-release of the album which was titled Laundry Service: Washed & Dried. It include three additional bonus tracks and a bonus DVD which include the "Objection (Tango)" performance from the MTV Video Music Awards, Behind-the-Scenes of the MTV's Making the Video and the music video. Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... Objection (Tango) and Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango) are latin pop songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service. ... The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Making the Video is an MTV show, consisting of half-hour episodes, which chronicles the process of filming various music videos. ...

Laundry Service: Washed & Dried released in 2002, contains "Whenever, Wherever (Sahara Mix)", "Underneath Your Clothes (Acoustic Version)", and "Objection (Tango) (Afro-Punk Version)". Audio sample Whenever, Wherever is a Latin pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English album, Laundry Service (2001). ... Underneath Your Clothes was the second English language single released from Laundry Service (2001), the first English album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. ... Objection (Tango) and Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango) are latin pop songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service. ...

The album was released in Latin America as Servicio de Lavandería (the Spanish translation of the title), with the same tracks, but in a different order. Thus, Objection (Tango) was born, a song that documents Shakira's anger at a relationship in which her lover is unfaithful. It was Shakira's first song composed in English. All the songs on album are original, with the exception of Eyes Like Yours, which is a translation of Shakira's Arabic-tinged 1999 worldwide hit "Ojos Así". Although it is an English album, it did contain four Spanish tracks. Servicio De Lavanderia is the Latin American version of Shakiras album Laundry Service. ... Objection (Tango) and Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango) are latin pop songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service. ... Ojos Así (English: Eyes like those) was a single released by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira from her 1998 album ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? in July 1999. ...

Track listing

All tracks were produced by Shakira.

Standard Edition

1. "Objection (Tango)" (Shakira) – 3:44
2. "Underneath Your Clothes" (Shakira, Lester Mendez) – 3:45
3. "Whenever, Wherever" (Shakira, Gloria Estefan, Tim Mitchell) – 3:16
4. "Rules" (Shakira, L. Mendez) – 3:40
5. "The One" (Shakira, Glen Ballard) – 3:43
6. "Ready For The Good Times" (Shakira, L. Mendez) – 4:14
7. "Fool" (Shakira, Brendan Buckley) – 3:51
8. "Te Dejo Madrid" (Shakira, T. Mitchell, G. Noriega) – 3:07
9. "Poem To A Horse" (Shakira, L. F. Ochoa) – 4:09
10. "Que Me Quedes Tú" (Shakira, L. F. Ochoa) – 4:48
11. "Eyes Like Yours (Ojos Así)" (G. Estefan, Shakira, J. Garza, P. Flores) – 3:58
12. "Suerte (Whenever, Wherever)" (Shakira, T. Mitchell) – 3:16
13. "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" (Shakira) – 3:43

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Limited Edition

Disc 1

1. "Objection (Tango)" (Shakira) – 3:44
2. "Underneath Your Clothes" (Shakira, Lester Mendez) – 3:45
3. "Whenever, Wherever" (Shakira, Gloria Estefan, Tim Mitchell) – 3:16
4. "Rules" (Shakira, L. Mendez) – 3:40
5. "The One" (Shakira, Glen Ballard) – 3:43
6. "Ready For The Good Times" (Shakira, L. Mendez) – 4:14
7. "Fool" (Shakira, Brendan Buckley) – 3:51
8. "Te Dejo Madrid" (Shakira, T. Mitchell, G. Noriega) – 3:07
9. "Poem To A Horse" (Shakira, L. F. Ochoa) – 4:09
10. "Que Me Quedes Tú" (Shakira, L. F. Ochoa) – 4:48
11. "Eyes Like Yours (Ojos Así)" (G. Estefan, Shakira, J. Garza, P. Flores) – 3:58
12. "Suerte (Whenever, Wherever)" (Shakira, T. Mitchell) – 3:16
13. "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" (Shakira) – 3:43
14. "Whenever, Wherever (Sahara Mix)" – 3:57
15. "Underneath Your Clothes (Acoustic Version)" – 3:57
16. "Objection (Tango) (Afro-Punk Version)" – 3:53

Disc 2
DVD
Objection (Tango) and Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango) are latin pop songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service. ... Underneath Your Clothes was the second English language single released from Laundry Service (2001), the first English album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. ... Lester Mendez is a record producer, and songwriter. ... Audio sample Whenever, Wherever is a Latin pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English album, Laundry Service (2001). ... Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 22, 1961 in Havana, Cuba) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning Cuban American singer and songwriter. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The One is a pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English language album Laundry Service (2001). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Fool is a Latin-pop song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her 2001 album Laundry Service. ... Brendan Buckley is currently known for being a drummer in popstar Shakiras band. ... Te Dejo Madrid (English: I leave you, Madrid) is a song written by Colombian singer Shakira describing her love for the city of Madrid, the capital of Spain. ... Poem To A Horse is a Pop-rock written and performed by Colombian-born singer Shakira, released as the main single from her 2004 tour album Live & Off the Record. ... Que Me Quedes Tú (Stay With Me in English) is a Latin pop song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English album Laundry Service. ... Ojos Así (English: Eyes like those) was a single released by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira from her 1998 album ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? in July 1999. ... Whenever, Wherever is a pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English album Laundry Service (2001). ... Audio sample Whenever, Wherever is a Latin pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English album, Laundry Service (2001). ... Objection (Tango) and Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango) are songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira from her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service. ... Audio sample Whenever, Wherever is a Latin pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English album, Laundry Service (2001). ... Underneath Your Clothes was the second English language single released from Laundry Service (2001), the first English album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. ... Objection (Tango) and Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango) are latin pop songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service. ...

1. "Objection (Tango)" (MTV Video Music Awards Performance)
2. "Making of Objection (Tango)"
3. "Objection (Tango)" (Music Video)

Objection (Tango) and Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango) are latin pop songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service. ...

Chartpreformance and Certification

Grammy Nominations

The album received two Latin Grammy nominations. Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

• Latin Grammy Award for Best Music Video — won.
• Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, awarded to Mala Gente by Juanes.

Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Mala Gente is a song written and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes. ... Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born August 9, 1972), best known as Juanes, is a rock musician from Medellín, Colombia. ...

Personnel

• Shakira - Producer, songwriter, arranger, vocals, harmonica, logo design
• Emilio Estefan Jr. - Executive producer, percussion
• Terry Manning - Engineer
• Javier Garza - Producer, engineer, mixer, arranger
• Tim Mitchell - Producer, arranger, guitar, mandolin, programmer
• Lester Mendez - Producer, arranger, horn arranger, keyboards
• Pablo Flores - Producer, arranger, programmer
• Luis Fernando Ochoa - Arranger, guitar, keyboards
• Jorge Calandrelli - Arranger, piano arranger
• David Campbell - Conductor, string arranger
• Alfred Figueroa - Engineer
• Kevin Dillon - Production coordinator
• Adam Zimmon - Guitar
• Tim Pierce - Guitar
• Brian Ray - Guitar
• Paul Bushnell - Bass guitar
• Julio Hernandez - Bass guitar
• Pablo Aslan - Acoustic bass
• Brendan Buckley - Drums, percussion
• Abe Laboriel Jr. - Drums
• Edwin Bonilla - Percussion
• Miriam Elli - Percussion
• Richard Bravo - Percussion
• Archie Pena - Percussion

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References

1. ^ Garth's 'Scarecrow' Shoots Straight To No. 1 Billboard magazine.
2. ^ World Peaks I Swisscharts.com. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
3. ^ Chart Positions US CA: Laundry Service allmusic. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
4. ^ [1]
5. ^ [2]

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External links

• -Official Shakira Web Site
• Official Shakira MySpace Web Site
• Amazon.com review
• Artist Direct review
• Dooyoo review
• Rate Your Music review